what firearm have your parents/grandparents passed down to you
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The family guns are still a generation away in my case. One uncle has a basic Stevens 520 that my great grandfather used in the '30s to hunt whitetail in the Adirondacks, while another uncle has my grandfather's high-grade Browning Auto-5 made right before production shut down in Belgium before World War II. As I'm the only grandchild (out of 20 or so) who is actively involved in shooting, they'll both likely go to me, but I may have to fight my sister for the Browning 
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.My grandfather gave me his Winchester 101 from 1964. I'm also expecting (but not guaranteed) to get a Browning semi-auto 12 gauge and a S&W revolver
When my dad passes I will get his 12 gauges. They aren't anything special...but they are functional guns none-the-less
When my dad passes I will get his 12 gauges. They aren't anything special...but they are functional guns none-the-less
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My dad is a 1st generation American. His parents escaped a Nazi work camp in Germany during WWII. They were forced to leave Ukraine to work there for the duration of the war. Towards the end, when things started to fall apart for Germany, they were getting rumors of liberation and I am sure the idea of being liberated by the Soviets drove lots of folks to run.
Anyway, my grandfather, I never met. He died in a home somewhere in upstate NY, a broke alcoholic. I guess the war was too much.
My grandfather on my mother's side, he was an alcoholic too and stole more often than not to buy a drink. He died penniless also.
So needless to say, I didn't inherit anything. My great uncle on my mom's side had tons of long guns standing in corners all over his house. But his daughter's family inherited them all so there's no telling what happened to them.
My wife and I do not have children but if we decide to, they will inherit some very nice guns, and they will want them.
You guys that have these ties to your ancestors, cherish them!
Anyway, my grandfather, I never met. He died in a home somewhere in upstate NY, a broke alcoholic. I guess the war was too much.
My grandfather on my mother's side, he was an alcoholic too and stole more often than not to buy a drink. He died penniless also.
So needless to say, I didn't inherit anything. My great uncle on my mom's side had tons of long guns standing in corners all over his house. But his daughter's family inherited them all so there's no telling what happened to them.
My wife and I do not have children but if we decide to, they will inherit some very nice guns, and they will want them.
You guys that have these ties to your ancestors, cherish them!
Armybrat
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The Winchester Model 42 pump (2nd down) made in 1947 was given to me by my Grandpa in 1955 - the Win. 9422 XTR came from my Dad:
HOWARD J
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Dad was in WW! & 2
He hated guns
If my relatives had any they left them to their kids.
THAT'S OK---I MADE UP FOR ALL OF THEM ! ! !
Dad was in WW! & 2
He hated guns
If my relatives had any they left them to their kids.
THAT'S OK---I MADE UP FOR ALL OF THEM ! ! !
Mike OTDP
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I inherited my father's full collection...most of which were muzzle-loading rifles he built himself. The ones I consider "mine" are the .36 flintlock squirrel rifle...and the Romano 1st Model Maynard. The latter is my N-SSA skirmish carbine - and a tack driver.
SouthronBoy
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I'm really the only person in my family that cares anything about guns. My brother hunts a little, but doesn't give any more thought to a gun than he does a crescent wrench--either one is a tool.
My uncle, a WWII machine gunner, gave me an M1 that somebody gave him. His own kids didn't care about it, and his grandsons were only interested in it as something that they could sell. It was easier to give it to me, than have them fight about it.
One of his sons gave me a Ruger Mk II .22 to pay off an old bet.
On my mother's side, my grandfather left my uncle a S&W Model 36, still in the box and everything. Supposedly, it was a model that S&W presented to police chiefs around the country. My grandfather was a part time Sheriff's deputy, and full time politico, closely connected to the man who ran this part of the state from the mid 1930s through the -50s. I offered to buy the revolver from my uncle, but since his own kids weren't interested, he gave it to me. It's my barbeque gun.
My wife's uncle passed away a little more than a year ago. His daughter is going to give me his Marlin 336 in .35 Remington.
I've been lucky.
My uncle, a WWII machine gunner, gave me an M1 that somebody gave him. His own kids didn't care about it, and his grandsons were only interested in it as something that they could sell. It was easier to give it to me, than have them fight about it.
One of his sons gave me a Ruger Mk II .22 to pay off an old bet.
On my mother's side, my grandfather left my uncle a S&W Model 36, still in the box and everything. Supposedly, it was a model that S&W presented to police chiefs around the country. My grandfather was a part time Sheriff's deputy, and full time politico, closely connected to the man who ran this part of the state from the mid 1930s through the -50s. I offered to buy the revolver from my uncle, but since his own kids weren't interested, he gave it to me. It's my barbeque gun.
My wife's uncle passed away a little more than a year ago. His daughter is going to give me his Marlin 336 in .35 Remington.
I've been lucky.
doc2rn
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The only one I will ever get is already mine the Ruger Standard that was both HD and my 11 B-day present. Dont worry I gave him a near mint Colt 1911 (1950's) 96% for HD to replace it after my stint in the military was up in 2000. Love ya dad!
WardenWolf
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My grandfather left me a few guns. He gave me the Arisaka 99 that he got on Okinawa, and that goes to the range with me occasionally. It was an early-production model; it hadn't been shot in nearly 60 years and is in pristine mechanical condition. When he died in 2009, I inherited his M1 Carbine and his Smith & Wesson 10-5 .38 snubby. The M1 Carbine is an Underwood, and it's still in its original shipping box from when he ordered it, with all the information still readable. I've shot it before, but haven't had it to the range since he died.
Armybrat
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This Model 51 belonged to the Wife's grandpa - I found it rusting away on a shelf in the family homestead basement about 40 years ago. Her grandpa carried it in the 1920s & '30s. It fits my hand beautifully:
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My grandfather was a medic and saw combat in Korea and since has accumulated a small collection. I stand to inherit the whole collection, as I have proven to be the responsible grandchild (out of 3). I haven't seen all of his guns just because he does not talk about them much, but he has about 20 or so.
For sure there are:
Glock 19
Enfield
Mossberg bullpup 12 ga
Rem. 11-87
2 Winchester semi auto 12 gauges
Side by side 12 ga
Colt .38 super
Several .38 revolvers
Winchester Model 70 in .243
and a 30-30 (marlin I believe)
As much as I like getting new guns, the day I inherit these will be a day I will gladly wait for.
For sure there are:
Glock 19
Enfield
Mossberg bullpup 12 ga
Rem. 11-87
2 Winchester semi auto 12 gauges
Side by side 12 ga
Colt .38 super
Several .38 revolvers
Winchester Model 70 in .243
and a 30-30 (marlin I believe)
As much as I like getting new guns, the day I inherit these will be a day I will gladly wait for.
Amen. I still feel strange seeing the ol' Model 12 when I open the safe.
oneounceload
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Colt Detective Special - first year of production, within the first 300 made
Well, my Moms dad was a hunter. Even tho I was the youngest granchild out of a bunch, He knew I liked guns, and when he passed, I got most of his.
Sporterized 303 SMLE
Winchester 1895 30/40
Winchester 1873 44/40
1884 Trapdoor 45/70
From My Father
Late Model 11 Rem.
Sporterized .303
Savage 22/410
Ruger police service six
Some years ago, in a strange twist, I got my grandfather on my dads side, early Model 11 Rem. From a distant cousin
Sporterized 303 SMLE
Winchester 1895 30/40
Winchester 1873 44/40
1884 Trapdoor 45/70
From My Father
Late Model 11 Rem.
Sporterized .303
Savage 22/410
Ruger police service six
Some years ago, in a strange twist, I got my grandfather on my dads side, early Model 11 Rem. From a distant cousin
macadore
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I have my great grandmother's Remington 510. She bought it in the thirties to protect her chickens. They were the source of her spending money. As a child, I would be staying with her at night and we would hear the chickens start making racket. She would chamber a round, pick up a flashlight and go out to the chicken house. She would come back a short time later, put the rifle up, put the flashlight up, and never say a word. The next day, there would be a few opossum bones on the floor of the chicken house. The chickens had eaten the rest of it.
22-rimfire
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Nope. They all went to my brothers. Dad figured I had enough.
zfk55
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I have quite a number my Dad gave me, but this is my favorite. A Swiss k31 from 1935. This is all the same rifle.
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Searcher4851
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My father left me the Union Switch & Signal 1911 that he carried in WWII, and with which he saved his life and the life of his tentmate during an infiltration of their camp by Japanese forces. He also left me the Nambu he liberated from one of the deceased enemy soldiers. Unfortunately, he had the gun stored in it's leather holster in an unheated attic for 20 years before he died, without a proper corrosion protection.
It is, however a treasured family heirloom, a piece of family history, and will be passed down through the family for many generations to come I hope.
It is, however a treasured family heirloom, a piece of family history, and will be passed down through the family for many generations to come I hope.
orbitup
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This one came from my grandfather.
These 3 came from my great uncle.
My dad gave me this one. It was my first gun.
These 3 came from my great uncle.
My dad gave me this one. It was my first gun.
captain awesome
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My Baikal over under, when I see it a smile spreads across my face as I think about what a cheap bastard that poaching old Codger was. Kind of endearing now, not so much when he was alive.
CajunBass
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My dad didn't hunt, fish, or shoot. Except for the local fire department turkey shoots. He had a cheap Sears Model 200, 12 ga pump gun he used for that. He won a pickup load of turkeys, hams, and bacon slabs with it. When he went on to glory, I got it.
I wipe it down from time to time.
I wipe it down from time to time.
22-rimfire
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Wow. Another Alvin York.
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i don't think i could get any of my families guns into the country, they were all illegal to begin with. wife dosn't talk to her family anymore so i don't think we will ever see any of their guns either.
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